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Somebody is Remaking Descent in Unreal 3

Be still, my beating heart. When I first saw that an intrepid modder going by the name of "Max" is working to remake the original Descent in Unreal Engine 3, I was a bit skeptical. But then I saw this experimental trailer, and the muscles in my hands began to twitch. They need to hold a proper flight stick, dozens of buttons and all. I need to fly down tight corridors, destroying infected robots and collecting keys. There is no other option for me. I need this mod to happen.

While the mod, as spotted by DSOGaming, is still in the very early experimental stages, it sure does look rather awesome. And Max has big ambitions for his work, as he lists:

A retelling of the original story.

Remakes of the original levels, with an emphasis on a thriller/horror atmosphere.

More diverse gameplay, but with a strong focus on the basics that made Descent great.

It sounds like Max has his head on straight: Working to establish what made Descent amazing in the first place, but with intentions to make the mod his own is exactly what needs to happen to make this thing awesome. I'm excited to get my hands on the thing.